Pinot-Braised Duck with Spicy Greens is a gluten free and primal main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 671 calories, 51g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have herbes de provence, salt and fresh-ground pepper, cayenne, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pinot noir you could follow this main course with the Pinot Noir Brownies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 37
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Rinse duck legs and pat dry.
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Duck Leg
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Lay legs skin side up in a roasting pan that just holds them comfortably.
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Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and the herbes de Provence.
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Herbes De Provence
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Roast duck in preheated oven for 1 hour. Spoon fat from pan and save for other uses or discard.
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Whole Duck
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Pour wine over duck; it should be deep enough so meat is immersed but skin is exposed. Continue roasting until skin is golden red, about 30 minutes longer (20 minutes if using convection heat).
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Meanwhile, pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan over medium-high heat; add shallots and stir often until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes.
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Shallot
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Add chicken broth, thyme, and bay leaf; boil, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, about 45 minutes. When duck is done, add 1 cup braising liquid to broth mixture and boil, stirring often, until mixture is reduced by about one-fourth, about 15 minutes.
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Thyme
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Pour through a fine strainer into a small pitcher or bowl.
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While broth reduces, prepare greens: In a 12- to 14-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, melt butter with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
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Broth
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Add onion and stir often until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes.
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Add greens (if using mustard greens, add half, stir until wilted, then add remaining) and cook, stirring often, until tender to bite, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Add garlic and the anchovy, if using, and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute longer.
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Remove from heat and season to taste with salt, pepper, cayenne, and lemon juice.
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Mound greens on plates and set duck legs on top.
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Serve pan juices alongside.
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Wine pairing: A Pinot with both minerals and good fruit will bring out the best in the greens.